A suspicious item was discovered Wednesday afternoon at the Savannah River National Laboratory, which prompted emergency response activities.
Following a thorough investigation, the suspicious item was determined to be non-threatening and Savannah River Site has returned to normal operations, according to a news release.

South Carolina escapee captured in Columbia CountyA prisoner who escaped from a South Carolina corrections facility was arrested in Appling after a passerby reported the man fighting with a woman on the side of the road.
According to a news release from the Columbia County Sheriff's Office, police responded to the 6400 block of Cobbham Road around 11 a.m. More

Pipeline hearing set for Thursday in EvansThe committee to evaluate petroleum pipelines in Georgia will hold a public hearing in Columbia County on Thursday.
The hearing at 10 a.m. in the auditorium of Building A at the Evans Government Center Complex at 630 Ronald Reagan Drive is the second of three the Joint State Commission on Petroleum Pipelines are holding. More